LO Worship assumes a posture of unabashed surrender on “Open,” an expansive worship anthem now playing on Air1. LO — which stands for “Live Original” — is the musical expression of Sadie Robertson Huff’s “Live Original” brand that includes books, a podcast and an annual conference for young women. Huff wanted to integrate original music into her offerings, particularly to complement her yearly LO Sister Conference. Enter LO Worship.
Currently comprised of friends Reeves Walker, Kaylea Mayo and Laela Dasher, LO Worship writes and records original songs that specifically speak to this generation of young adults. The transparent “Open” resounds with the type of authenticity that Gen Z is known for.
Led by a simple piano, “Open” gradually morphs into a passionate mid-tempo selection that affirms the freedom found in letting go and giving our lives over to a God who can do so much more with our feeble attempts and our human ambition than we ever could. Dasher, a student at Liberty University, lends her warm, inviting vocal to the track, subtly echoing the message of Ephesians 3:20: “Now all glory to God, who is able, through His mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.”
“Take my life and let it be a holy offering. Here I am, Lord, all of me. I surrender everything,” Dasher sings on the song’s heartfelt bridge.
LO Worship debuted “Open” at the LO Sister Conference in 2022. The studio recording appears on the group’s “Steady Light” EP. The collective later dropped a deluxe version of “Steady Light” that expands the tracklisting to 10 songs and also boasts a live, spontaneous rendering of “Open,” which features powerhouse vocals from guest artist TAYA.
As with all of LO Worship’s songs, Huff hopes “Open” resonates with listeners in a different way than her messages, podcasts or books ever could. “People don’t always remember a 40-minute sermon, but they do remember a song,” the former “Duck Dynasty” star asserts. “I wanted to help people find the words to sing over themselves in hard times. Worship has always done that for me.”
